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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: l0rdenglish on January 18, 2013, 09:32 pm

Title: Bitcoin Wallet is Slow
Post by: l0rdenglish on January 18, 2013, 09:32 pm
I downloaded Bitcoin the other day and have been running it so it can synchronize. However, it seems to be getting exponentially slower. It killed most of it in an hour or so but now I've gone from 11,000 blocks to 10,000 in about the past 4 hours. It's not stuck at a certain number, though. Is this normal? Should I just let it continue to run or reinstall?
Title: Re: Bitcoin Wallet is Slow
Post by: ChuckChillout on January 18, 2013, 09:35 pm
IT days days to finish (like 2), be patient.
Title: Re: Bitcoin Wallet is Slow
Post by: Blerbadoo on January 18, 2013, 09:37 pm
Mine took 3 days, so consider yourself lucky.
Title: Re: Bitcoin Wallet is Slow
Post by: ChuckChillout on January 18, 2013, 10:21 pm
maybe 3... a long time is the point. Ha
Title: Re: Bitcoin Wallet is Slow
Post by: kola_nutz on January 18, 2013, 10:25 pm
Feels like the waiting period to buy a gun or some shit. I bet Obamas got a hand in the waiting period on SR for bitcoin xfers...
Title: Re: Bitcoin Wallet is Slow
Post by: Polly Ester on January 18, 2013, 10:31 pm
Feels like the waiting period to buy a gun or some shit. I bet Obamas got a hand in the waiting period on SR for bitcoin xfers...

LOL  ;D
Title: Re: Bitcoin Wallet is Slow
Post by: etype on February 15, 2013, 12:04 am
Yea it took me abt 3 days so u still shoudl be good
Title: Re: Bitcoin Wallet is Slow
Post by: BlazedForDays on February 15, 2013, 12:23 am
Try Electrum, it doesn't make you download the entire blockchain